The Refreshed Christian

I feel a strong need to share this. Some experiences just come your way to fortify you. I've healed now, but I hope this helps someone heal, too. Oh, by the way... long post alert. You need to read through to see what "he" lied about.  Many years ago, at the baby-steps stage of my career, I was so heavily talked down by "the" boss. I can't even describe how heavily. But, boy, it was intense. I had a line manager who was pleasant and ready to work with me because he believed in me, but the boss was the exact opposite. Read on... He would talk me down the moment I wasn't doing anything that yielded results "his" way. Openly say hurtful things to me. He would literally use the "f" word at me in departmental meetings. I would say "Good morning ( his name here )" but he would scan me from head to toe and walk past like I was a wisp of smoke. His hate/anger/disgust/whatever-you-want-to-call-it for me reeked so bad, my colleagues w...

2021 is here with tons of positive vibes and jolly good feels, in spite of the pandemic and its ripple effects. Some people hit the ground running. You? Maybe, maybe not. Either way, there's so much excitement about the calendar transition into a fresh trip around the sun, such that people downplay some existing issues and realities which still linger. Maybe you are/were affected. Maybe 2020 was really a bumpy year for you. Maybe you're one of those who got a pay cut, lost your job, worried about the next rent, your kids' school tuition, or even the basic day-to-day need of catering to your family's welfare.  I know someone really needs this.  The new year has rolled in, but not much has changed for you. 1st of January was just another day in the calendar for you. Today is the 12th day of the new year, and you already feel the year may take a similar route as last year. You may be tending towards frustrations and feels of disappointments. You may feel alone, hurt, misun...

Welcome to 2021, a beautiful new beginning! That we are alive and well to see the light of this new year is by the favour and grace of God. Isn't He faithful? Your answer is as affirmative as mine! We just sailed out of the troubled waters of 2020 and into a 2021 that is still relatively uncertain even though we have a sure word from God to get us through it. A great man of God once said, " we may not know tomorrow, but we know WHO holds tomorrow. " The Captain of our Salvation is at the wheels, that's for sure.  Here's a little gift from us to you. I pray this new year is your best year yet, in spite of what you ended 2020 with. I pray your new year blossoms into such beautiful and glorious manifestations of His glory in all that concerns you. I pray you rise higher than you ever have in all your endeavours. I pray you exceed and excel in everything you do. I pray you enjoy His favour and goodness this new year. I pray your way is made prosperous and you enjoy go...